The Marquess' beef & Guinness stew

The Marquess' beef & Guinness stew

Serve this robust stew with Guinness or a juicy Côtes du Rhône - recipe from The Marquess Tavern, London

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 20 mins

Cook time

Cook 2 hrs - 3 hrs

Method

  1. Cook the onions, thyme and garlic with a little olive oil in a large casserole until the onion is softened and translucent. Dust the braising steak in the seasoned flour and brown in a hot pan with a little oil.
  2. When the beef has a good, even colour, add it to the pan with the onions and pour in the Guinness. Top up with the stock to just cover the beef.
  3. Cover and simmer over a very low heat or transfer to a 150C/fan 130C/gas 3 oven for 2-3 hours until the beef is meltingly tender (check after 2 hours). Season to taste and add some chopped parsley. The Marquess serves this with colcannon.

The Marquess Tavern, 32 Canonbury St, London N1

Per serving

601 kcalories, protein 56.8g, carbohydrate 28.3g, fat 26.5 g, saturated fat 9.9g, fibre 2.1g, salt 1.23 g

Recipe from olive magazine, April 2007.

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  • 11 January 2009

    Helen B rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    absoulty outstanding was the quote I got from hubby made with ruby red wine and served with celeriac mash - one if the easiest and tasty dishes I have cooked - will def be keeping this receipe :) can highly recommend to anyone

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  • 12 January 2009

    Helen B commented on this recipe

    SIMPLY SUPERB -

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  • 25 January 2009

    lisa carey rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    I made this today for sunday dinner, short a few ingredients, namely Guinness !! Used Merlot instead of recommended Cote du Rhone and only had veg stock, I added carrots an hour before end. It needed the 3 hours and was a bit thin so had to thicken slightly. I will certainly make again as it was delicious but will use beef stock. It was my first time trying this recipe and was delighted at my success I am usually not as lucky first time round Would recommend, easy and good results. Clean plates all round

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  • 04 February 2009

    Trish rated and commented on this recipe

    1 stars

    We found the sauce tasteless and boring.

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  • 22 February 2009

    sarah faulkner rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    this is a lovely recipe cooked in my slow cooker nice thick gravy and i served it with the horseradish mash

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  • 31 March 2009

    gavrob1 rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    A lot of flavours but not thick enough for my taste , i added the beef stock cube to the dish without the 250ml of water and popped in a few mushrooms gr8

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  • 13 May 2009

    LV20000 rated this recipe

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  • 05 August 2009

    sarah faulkner commented on this recipe

    what a lovely dish a family favourite 5 star

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  • 15 October 2009

    Tuhaw rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    After looking over the recipe, sounds great, turns out a little runny, not full of flavor but everyone enjoyed all the same, just doubt I will rush to make it again. Colcannon goes very very well with it.

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  • 27 October 2009

    thynk2much rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    So easy with so little prep, with a fantastic result that got hoovered up immediately. Meat so tender could be cut with a wooden spoon! Suggested pairing with horseradish mash was spot-on.

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  • 10 December 2009

    Allie rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Loved this... Made it 3 or 4 times now. I add loads of veg.. carrots, turnip, mushrooms and put sliced new potatoes in for the last hour, this means that I can freeze it as a whole meal.. One pot and your done on a busy Tuesday night.. I find that it tastes much better the next day, it's a bit beery for my taste at first but it settles down. Will keep making and freezing..

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  • 23 August 2010

    RosieJ rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Great recipe. Nice and easy. The family really enjoyed it and I will definitely be cooking this again.

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  • 28 August 2010

    finkul rated and commented on this recipe

    1 stars

    Needs sugar to take away the bitterness of the Guinness. There are much better recipes out there using these ingredients.

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  • 22 November 2010

    dsmart1806 rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Damn good recipe. Excellent for my first stew!

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  • 18 January 2011

    caire_cooksalot rated this recipe

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    24 January 2011

    VC rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    Beef was tougher than I expected after 2 hours (was an impromptu late lunch with friends and didnt have any more time). Where did I go wrong? Placed it too high in the oven? (fan assisted at 130C). Didn't cover with enough liquid? Served with a fresh mixed salad - was a rich enough dish without loading it with colcannon or any type of mash!

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  • 17 February 2011

    lounortje rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Absolutely Divine! Will most definitely be making this again! :)

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  • 02 April 2011

    psychic-tasha-chamberlin rated this recipe

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  • 09 July 2011

    ChinnyMummy rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    This recipe went down fairly well with my family. It was easy to prepare and the meat turned out really tender. However, I did feel that it turned out to be a bit tasteless so I felt I had to add a lot of seasoning at the end to give it a bit more flavour.

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  • 24 October 2011

    btomj commented on this recipe

    Made this last night. I can't believe anyone would say this was tasteless - if anything it was too strong. Really yummy though and would definitely make again. I made it with a Knorr rich beef stock and added a tiny bit of marmite to the stock for extra flavour. Although I did end up cooking mine for just over 3 hours rather than 2. 2 definitely wouldn't have been enough to get the beef tender.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 20 mins

Cook time

Cook 2 hrs - 3 hrs

Ingredients

  • 2 large onions , diced
  • a few sprigs thyme
  • 1 garlic clove , crushed
  • olive oil
  • 1kg braising steak , cut into chunks
  • 6 tbsp plain flour , well seasoned
  • 500ml Guinness
  • beef stock fresh, cube or concentrate made up to 250ml
  • parsley chopped, to serve
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Per serving

601 kcalories, protein 56.8g, carbohydrate 28.3g, fat 26.5 g, saturated fat 9.9g, fibre 2.1g, salt 1.23 g

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